(JTA) — Newsflash: “A rabbi under the huppah may boost Jewish engagement in intermarried homes,” according to a study released this past month by the Brandeis University Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies. That’s welcome new data but no news for us, two New York-area rabbis trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary who have each made personal […]
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Family (Katt Grigg/ Flickr, CC BY 2.0) CLEVELAND (JTA) — Thank you: two simple words with tremendous meaning. Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for raising your children with us. Thank you for being with us. Many of us are seeking meaning in our lives and wish to be valued for
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Wedding officiants ― particularly those that do pre-marital counseling ― often get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a couple’s future marriage. And what they see is not always pretty. Below, seven signs a marriage doesn’t have what it takes, according to officiants. 1. One partner is very judgmental of the other. “When I conduct my premarital counseling,
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Here is a powerful story about a custom I was not aware of, as I am yet to officiate a wedding where an Iranian man or woman is involved. Wedding is a joyous event and I appreciate Doug Roberts for sharing this beautiful cultural story from Iran. Mike Ghouse Wedding Officiant # # # A
No matter what faith, culture or planet you come from, you become a part of the overall indefinable American culture, America does it to everyone! I was in a wedding yesterday, a whole bunch of us on our table were talking about the traditional Muslim culture morphing into the American Culture. Bride’s uncles and aunties
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It is so good to see people put aside the perceived barriers and learn to accept each other. Mike Ghouse Carol Kuruvilla Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Courtesy – Huffington Post noor al-mosawi Planning a wedding is notoriously stressful. But for the growing number of people who are falling in love with a partner of
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When people fall in love, the perceived barriers disappear and the couple sees nothing but a joyful life ahead of them. The problems they may face will not be due to their religion, but due to non-acceptance of the otherness of other. You are who you are and I am who I am, and together we have
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Interfaith marriages are common now, and the reasons cited in this piece is why I chose to officiate interfaith weddings, offering religiosity of their tradition to both the bride and the groom. It is a joy to see couples accept each other with their differences and this is the healthiest trend for relationship. One needs
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We take life for granted, interfaith marriage and interracial marriage is no big deal to most people today, but it was not only a big deal, but it was impossible once right here in these United States of America. That is the reason we honor people who may have endured every imaginable difficulty, but they
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This should not shock me, we still have a few out there who want to control others’s faith and life matters. Why does it matter to him? Someone needs to sit down with him and explain the idea of minding one’s own business. Mike Ghouse Interfaith Wedding Officiant # # # Owner of Illinois inn
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